Florida State University Athletics
Sunday, April 12
Stanford, CA
5 p.m.
Florida State
36-7, 12-2
5
at
6
#23 Stanford University
26-12, 12-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Stanford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
No. 9 Softball Falls Short in Extra Innings at No. 23 Stanford
4/12/2026 8:31:00 PM | Softball
 STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 9 Florida State softball team (36-7, 12-3) fell 6-5 in eight innings to No. 23 Stanford (26-12, 12-6), on Sunday afternoon.Â
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For the second-straight game, the Noles struck first as Jaysoni Beachum singled, and Ashtyn Danley walked to get some traffic on the base paths. Bella Ruggiero came through with a RBI single to put the Noles up 1-0.Â
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Stanford responded with three runs of its own in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-1 lead after one.Â
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After scoreless second and third innings, Marin Heller and Makenna Sturgis hit back-to-back singles to set the stage for Isa Torres who delivered with her 10th home run of the year to put the Noles up 4-3.Â
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Beachum blasted her seventh homer of the season over the center field wall in the top of the sixth to put the Noles up 5-3.Â
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Stanford fought back to tie the game at five in the bottom of the sixth.
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Ashtyn Danley responded with a scoreless inning in the seventh to send the game into extras, but the Cardinal hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to take the series finale. Â
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The Noles will return home to face North Carolina. First pitch for Friday's game will be at 6 p.m. on ACCNX.
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SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 1, Stan 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Ruggiero singled, Beachum scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Chan singled, Kern scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Berry doubled, Mahler scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Economides singled, Berry scored
T4 | FSU 4, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Torres homered, Heller, Sturgis and Torres scored
T6 | FSU 5, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Beachum homered
B6 | FSU 5, Stan 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Kern homered
B6 | FSU 5, Stan 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Mahler singled, Jones scored
B8 | FSU 5, Stan 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Berry singled, Jones scored
Of Note
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For the second-straight game, the Noles struck first as Jaysoni Beachum singled, and Ashtyn Danley walked to get some traffic on the base paths. Bella Ruggiero came through with a RBI single to put the Noles up 1-0.Â
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Stanford responded with three runs of its own in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-1 lead after one.Â
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After scoreless second and third innings, Marin Heller and Makenna Sturgis hit back-to-back singles to set the stage for Isa Torres who delivered with her 10th home run of the year to put the Noles up 4-3.Â
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Beachum blasted her seventh homer of the season over the center field wall in the top of the sixth to put the Noles up 5-3.Â
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Stanford fought back to tie the game at five in the bottom of the sixth.
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Ashtyn Danley responded with a scoreless inning in the seventh to send the game into extras, but the Cardinal hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to take the series finale. Â
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The Noles will return home to face North Carolina. First pitch for Friday's game will be at 6 p.m. on ACCNX.
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For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusotball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).Â
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 1, Stan 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Ruggiero singled, Beachum scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Chan singled, Kern scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Berry doubled, Mahler scored
B1 | FSU 1, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Economides singled, Berry scored
T4 | FSU 4, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Torres homered, Heller, Sturgis and Torres scored
T6 | FSU 5, Stan 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Beachum homered
B6 | FSU 5, Stan 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Kern homered
B6 | FSU 5, Stan 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Mahler singled, Jones scored
B8 | FSU 5, Stan 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Berry singled, Jones scored
Of Note
- Isa Torres hit a three-run home run to put the Noles up 4-3 in the top of the fourth inning. It was Torres' 10th home run this season, a new career high.
- Jaysoni Beachum went 3-for-5 today with a home run and has now reached base safely in 31 consecutive games which is tied for the seventh-longest streak in FSU history.
- Beachum hit her 34th career home run which tied her for ninth all-time in FSU history with Cali Harrod.Â
- Bella Ruggiero drove in a run in the top of the first to put the Noles up 1-0. Ruggiero picked up a RBI in all three games this series. Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Prystajko, Zoe (12-5)
L: Dimitrijevic, Bella (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Heller, Marin 1
HR: Torres, Isa 1 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 1
RBI: Torres, Isa 3 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 1 ; Ruggiero, Bella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Torres, Isa 1 ; Sturgis, Makenna 1 ; Heller, Marin 1 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 2
CS: Torres, Isa 1
HBP: Sturgis, Makenna 1
Batting:
2B: Jones, Emily 1 ; Berry, Jade 1
3B: Boulaphinh, Sydney 1
HR: Kern, Taryn 1
RBI: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Chan, Kyra 1 ; Mahler, River 1 ; Economides, Joie 1 ; Berry, Jade 2
SH: Jones, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jones, Emily 2 ; Kern, Taryn 2 ; Mahler, River 1 ; Berry, Jade 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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